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Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
In terms of size and layout, this extraordinary labyrinthine museum, which occupies three adjoining medium-sized houses, is the most unusual art and antiquities collection in the capital. It was formerly the home of the designer and architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and has, according to the terms specified by Soane himself, been kept exactly in its original condition. Much of this magpie collection is arranged around a central court and is aided and abetted by false walls, alcoves, domes and skylights. Its treasures include pictures by Turner, Canaletto and Hogarth (including the famous Rake's Progress series), a sarcophagus from the Valley of the Kings, a bizarre Gothic folly entitled the 'Monk's Parlour', plus sculptures and stone fragments galore. See it and believe it!
Address: 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Phone: (020) 7430 0175
Open: Tue-Sat 10-5. Also first Tue of the month 6-9. Closed all public hols
Restaurant: October Gallery Café (Inexpensive)
Metro: Holborn
Accessible: Most of ground floor accessible
Admission: Free (charge for exhibitions)
Practical: Excellent guided tour Sat 2:30 (cheap)
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